DescriptionMotivationThe Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) paradigm has been introduced in 5G mobile networks to achieve an ultra-low latency of less than 1 ms. Today the MEC approach is one of the most promising and studied field in telecommunication. The objective of MEC is to provide computational resources at the edge of the mobile networks, i.e. MEC servers. These servers are closer to the end-users reducing significantly the latency. The foreseen trend for deploying MEC servers is to abstract hardware resources providing a virtualized environment where applications can be managed in an efficient and dynamic approach. The development of Orchestrators in charge of managing the virtual environment is one the most important topics in the framework of the MEC.

ObjectiveThe aim of thesis is to practically implement a MEC framework exploiting one among the Orchestrator tools that are currently under development in the research community. The first step of the thesis will be to survey the available MEC’s Orchestrators tools and to select the one estimated more mature and suited for further development. The second step of the thesis will be to identify the procedures to setup a MEC environment using the select Orchestrator tool. Finally, a specific use case will be implemented potentially improving the Orchestrator with new functionalities.

Contact: send a resume with attached the list of exams to brevi@ismb.it specifying the thesis code and title.